<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">electric pulse disaggregation</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31341488</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:32:05</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">EPD</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">disaggregation, electric pulse</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Method of rock fragmentation which employs pulsed power in short, high power bursts of electrical energy to create high internal tensile stresses which fracture materials along grain boundaries. Electric pulse disaggregation (EPD) is an efficient method for separating a rock's constituents with applications that include separation of single crystals for isotopic measurement, and fossil preparation. ]]></dc:description></metadata>